People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

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World record attempt for singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. Wedneday Dec. 12, 2012.

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People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 ... more

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People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 ... more

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People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 ... more

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Santa Claus gets a crowd of people going participating in setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

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People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 ... more

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People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 ... more

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People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 ... more

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People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 ... more

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People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 ... more

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People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 ... more

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People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 ... more

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People arrive to participate in setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

People arrive to participate in setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, ... more

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UAlbany students and Downtown Albany BID interns Lindsay Wilbur, left, and Alex Gordon pass out jingle bells to people who are arriving to participate in setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

UAlbany students and Downtown Albany BID interns Lindsay Wilbur, left, and Alex Gordon pass out jingle bells to people who are arriving to participate in setting the world record for being the largest group ... more

People arrive to participate in setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

People arrive to participate in setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, ... more

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From left, Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings, Marquita Rhodes of the Downtown Albany BID and Chad O'Hara, program director at B95.5 radio station, were speakers and got the crowd going as people participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

From left, Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings, Marquita Rhodes of the Downtown Albany BID and Chad O'Hara, program director at B95.5 radio station, were speakers and got the crowd going as people participate setting ... more

From left, Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings gets the crowd going as people participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. Marquita Rhodes of the Downtown Albany BID, left, listens to the mayor. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

From left, Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings gets the crowd going as people participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in ... more

Santa Claus gets a crowd of people going participating in setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

Santa Claus gets a crowd of people going participating in setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union ... more

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Santa Claus gets a crowd of people going participating in setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

Santa Claus gets a crowd of people going participating in setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union ... more

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People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

People participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 ... more

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UAlbany students and Downtown Albany BID interns Annette Dunlap, left, and Alex Gordon pass out lyric sheets and jingle bells to people who are arriving to participate in setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

UAlbany students and Downtown Albany BID interns Annette Dunlap, left, and Alex Gordon pass out lyric sheets and jingle bells to people who are arriving to participate in setting the world record for being the ... more

UAlbany students and Downtown Albany BID interns Annette Dunlap, left, and Alex Gordon pass out lyric sheets and jingle bells to people who are arriving to participate in setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

UAlbany students and Downtown Albany BID interns Annette Dunlap, left, and Alex Gordon pass out lyric sheets and jingle bells to people who are arriving to participate in setting the world record for being the ... more